The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part ten- Page 174

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:38pm

I'm just going to hope he hasn't recorded Just As I Am yet. I'll pray he comes to the realization that repeating the same phrase approximately 15 times in one song usually doesn't produce good results.

Otherwise, I hope so, and I hope they were recorded as they were performed. I suppose I miss the "rockstar" persona somewhat, but I think the songs would suffer from overproduction or too much production at all, actually.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:39pm

Chloe, quite honestly, I just don't want to get "old". I don't want to die, and I sometimes I feel like I really need to get a move on, because when I'm 20, more than a fifth of my life will be over, most likely. God, that's morbid. Lately (since graduation) I've been feeling like I'm wasting time, like I need a purpose or something, because I hate feeling like I'm wasting time. I'm not scared about the responsibility of being "grown up" or anything, I just don't want it to happen.

I am very scared about going to college, though. But that's a different matter.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:46pm

And as for me, I'm excited about some aspects... general responsibility, being on my own, but at the moment I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do and what steps I need to take to get there, and I'm a little freaked out that I only have until May to plan it out. How did senior year sneak up on me so fast? I think that I'll probably be less stressed out about it when I'm back into the swing of things with school, though.

I second the compliments of Chloe's avatar!

Lexi, I'm sure that you might feel completely differently, but I hated sociology. I only took intro, though, and had a professor that I wasn't fond of. I'm just too scientifically-minded, I guess, and a lot of it seemed like psychology minus the empirical science part. I do find the criminology aspects interesting, though.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:55pm

It's better if you take electives that way there are the options of other roads to take. My school was too small to have real electives.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:59pm

Elphie, you're just begging for a Rent quote! But seriously, the biggest waste of your time is worrying about getting older and death, because there's nothing you can do about them. I've done my share of wasting time, so I feel a little hypocritical giving anyone advice about it, but I think the best way to avoid it is to pursue whatever you feel passionate about.

One of the biggest ways in which I've wasted my time is in letting my fears about new and unknown situations rule me, so do your best to overcome those - without losing your common sense, of course.

Posted: 8/2/06 at 10:59pm

Thanks for your opinion, Ash. I took one sociology class in high school and thought it was relatively interesting, but I'm sure it really was nothing like what college sociology classes are like. I really enjoy studying people's behavior... so maybe that means I'm more of a candidate for psychology, but I don't want to take the science classes that come along with that. I've always done well in science classes but have never really had a true passion for it, which is probably a bit sad consideirng it comes to naturally to me. I actually won't have to take any science at all at NYU because of my AP Biology test score. I'm not disappointed per se, but I do think that some science in moderation is interesting.

ETA: That's good advice, Chloe. I'm not necessarily scared of new things because they're new as much as I'm afraid I'll fail at them. Fear of failure REALLY kept me from doing a lot of stuff that might have been fun in high school. I was good at what I was in (e.g. debate), but I wouldn't tolerate NOT being good at anything, either. Updated On: 8/2/06 at 10:59 PM

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 11:03pm

Terribly OT, but the Rent Podcast is updated. Includes 2 videos of Daphne singing Out Tonight at Rent 10. Disappointing since I bet people have seen them already on BWW's "unforbidden site." =P

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 11:03pm

Thanks, Chloe. I'll remember that.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 11:12pm

Lexi, that fear is very familiar to me too. Not only does it keep us from doing fun things, but it also keeps us from learning. There was a very striking statement in a NY Times Book review that said that advances in engineering are basicaly contingent on some building or bridge collapsing. We can learn a huge amount from our mistakes - or not, which happens all too often.

I'm off now - have a good night.

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 12:33am

About the whole "growing up" discussion. (A little late, I know) I'm only a senior in High School, but the thought of leaving next year to be on my own kind of scares me. I'm not really afraid of growing up and moving away. I'm just scared knowing that I'm in charge of my own life now. No one is going to try and talk me out of something stupid or anything like that. I'm going to be responsible for my actions and I'm just afraid that I'll screw up and ruin my life.

Moving on to my next rant, I only got payed 20 bucks for watching 2 kids for 5 hours

[She]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 1:22am

I don't know which is worse: growing up or getting older and not being allowed to grow up.

My dad wouldn't let me move out when I went to college. My college experience? Lame and unexciting as it could have possibly been.

I just graduated, I'm 22 and I live the life of your typical 14 year old. The other day my brother actually told me to go change because I was wearing a dark see through thinly knitted blouse. It was totally innocent and I wasn't going anywhere.

To top it all off, my own friends treat me like I’m 13. It’s annoying, upsetting and sometimes demoralizing. My friends think they're my parents and treat me like their daughter.

I do worry about the real world but there's not a sense of anything other than fear itself because I know I don't have to be responsible for anything. I'm grateful but unprepared to face any real challenges. Again, I don't know which is worse.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 9:29pm

She, I'm sorry I wasn't around to respond to your post last night. It sounds like you're living at home, with all the advantages and disadvantages of that. I lived at home myself for a year after getting out of college. It was kind of necessary, but not very good for me emotionally. I think you need to start thinking about moving out, even if it means having a not-so-great job and roommates for a while.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 9:59pm

Whoops, I also wanted to pass along a link Lexi found. This is a blog about Adam's Friday concert from someone who seems to be a more casual fan, but who loved the show nonetheless.
Review

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:36pm

Thanks for the review Chloe. She sounded like she had a good time.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:37pm

October. Soooooooon.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:38pm

It's coming - it will be two months away in a few days.

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:40pm

I'm so jealous that you're all going to go see him. Come to Chicago!!!!!!!!!

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:48pm

There seems to be quite a big tour in the works, so it's very possible he'll be in Chicago this fall. We're lucky to have those definite dates in October here in NY already.

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:51pm

*crosses fingers*

Posted: 8/3/06 at 10:56pm

Hi everyone! I just came back from The Devil Wears Prada.

I found it interesting that the review Chloe linked to mentioned that the audience of his Friday show was actually quite diverse with regards to age and gender, but those who stuck around for the meet and greet were largely drama kids. If that's indeed the case, I'm glad to see that he's unintentionally branching out, if only a bit.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 11:14pm

I hope he's branching out, because I think a slightly older, more serious crowd is going to appreciate his new material the most.

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 8/4/06 at 8:34pm

I still hope he keeps performing for his younger audience, since I'm apart of it. But I agree w/ you Chloe, I def. think an older audience would appreciate his music.

Has AP Online been working for anybody lately? It hasn't for me.

I forgot to mention that we missed The Adam Pascal Love Thread's 2nd Birthday! So here's to 2 years of OT subjects & Adam Love!!

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/4/06 at 8:58pm

You're right, Angela. Two years ago on July 31, insomniak started the first Love Thread - not only the first one for Adam, but the first one ever on BWW. Now there seems to be one for half the performers on Broadway. Never forget who was first though.

AP Online hasn't been accessible to me for the last couple of days either. This has happened a couple of times before too. I wonder what the problem is.

Posted: 8/4/06 at 9:18pm

The webmaster told me that her hosting company is unreliable. She said she'd talk to the person who pays for her hosting and try to figure it out.

[Chloe]

Posted: 8/4/06 at 9:37pm

I hope that gets worked out. It's a shame that more people can't see what's there right now.

I've been working on the gorgeous lyrics for A Single Drop of You. I have a feeling this song will haunt me as much as the first one. Some of it is pretty clear, some things I've put down are iffy, and other lines I couldn't get at all, like the first one. See what you think and correct and fill in what I've missed.

A Single Drop of You

[............]
Pushed here by the wind
So much sky
A rebel wave carried me here

In a lightning flash
On thirsty ground
How you appeared, my love
Your beautiful gaze that I knew

You fill my eyes
And I burn for you
And I cannot rest
Till I'm drowned in your love

Today I live for
A single drop of you
Of you

Barefoot steps cross broken glass
[......................]
Stand drenched in heaven’s rain
Together, alive, in his grace

And you fill my eyes
And I burn for you
And I cannot rest
Till I'm drowned in your love

Today I live for
A single drop
Today I live for
A single drop of you

We [...] to the forest
To the river’s edge
Naked water
Made us free

And you fill my eyes
And I burn for you
And I cannot rest
Till I'm drowned in your love

Today I live for
A single drop
Today I live for
A single drop
Today I live for
A single drop of you

Updated On: 8/4/06 at 09:37 PM